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Social Work Alumni on the Job
"While a student in the social work program, I volunteered at a runaway and homeless youth agency and spent a month shadowing social workers in a foster care setting. These experiences were an integral part of my education and gave me a good opportunity to apply the material I was learning in my classes."
Jennifer Coleman, Class of 2000
Bethany Social Work Students The Bethany Students of Social Work (BSSW) is the student organization for social work majors which began in the 1970's. All majors are considered members and are encouraged to participate. the motto, adopted in the fall of 1999 is Service… Learning… Empowering… It is carried out and enhanced through various activities on and off campus.
Activities over the past few years include:
- Field trips to various social service agencies
- Professional speakers on campus
- Fundraising for Habatat for Humanities and to support a family devastated by AIDS
- Gathering of hygiene products for low income people
- Trips to Social work Day at the University of Kansas and the annual conference of the Kansas Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers
- Fun-filled social gatherings
The organization provides as excellent opportunity to develop leadership skills and a beginning level of professional identification. |
